Obstruction question.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by jwwashburn

Why would you rule that way? If the runner attemped to avoid the catcher, how could it possibly be malicious contact?



Again, if I have a runner that attempts to avoid contact then, I do not have a runner that caused illegal contact.




So, I have a runner trying avoid contact-he is fine.

Joe, in the OP there was a typo. He said "the runner, who does not slide and makes to attempt to avoid the catcher." He meant to say "the runner, who does not slide and makes no attempt to avoid the catcher."

The runner made no attempt to avoid the catcher.

Does this help at all?

Emily Lutella would believe that it does.